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omniran ecsg 5 OmniRAN EC SG Results: Topics for Standardization in IEEE 802 Discovered gaps in IEEE 802 technologies, if any, should be addressed by the related IEEE 802 WGs Establishing a common approach of specifying ‘external’ control into IEEE 802 technologies would require: –specifications of the control attributes for the individual IEEE 802 technologies by their working groups (normative, in annex of related specifications to ensure consistency) –a specification describing the ‘OmniRAN’ Network Reference Model and listing the DL and PHY control functions demanded for access networks and SDN (informative) –a specification on the usage of IP protocols for the transport of IEEE 802 attributes and the definition of IEEE 802 attributes for such IP protocols (informative for IEEE 802, probably in cooperation with IETF) The discussions in the July 2013 session will mainly address the progressing of the standardization topics mentioned above.